Blackberry Storm 2 Gets Pictured

Earlier this month, RIM chief executive Jim Jim Balsillie confirmed rumors that the company was working on a follow up to the Blackberry Storm–RIM’s touchscreen answer to the iPhone, which, despite lukewarm reviews, has still managed to sell briskly.

Beyond the existence of the device, Jim Balsillie didn’t offer all that much in the way of information–including a name, which may or may not ultimately be the “Blackberry Storm 2.” Engadget today managed to get its hands of a number of close up, hi-res shots of the device, which looks fairly slick, but ultimately doesn’t seem all that much of a departure from its predecessor. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, of course. The initial numerous issues with the first Storm were largely software-based anyway.